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Texas Tech

SWC · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9–1
0.136 Win %
Conference
9th
0–7 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B83–8L 27–45
4Week 4 · Sep 22New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1W 28–21
5Week 5 · Sep 29Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6L 15–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 23–24
7Week 7 · Oct 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC8–4L 14–26
8Week 8 · Oct 20Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC4–7L 23–30
9Week 9 · Oct 27Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–2L 7–14
10Week 10 · Nov 3Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1–1L 9–26
11Week 11 · Nov 10TCUH2HIND SWC2–7–2T 39–39
12Week 12 · Nov 17SMUH2HIND SWC10–1L 6–30
13Week 13 · Nov 24Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–4–1L 7–15

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.425
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-34
-38+4
  • New Mexico +4
  • TCU 0
  • Texas -1
  • SMU -1
  • Washington -2
  • Arkansas -4
  • Houston -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • Baylor -6
  • Rice -7
  • Colorado -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #123Better than 11%
Win % Place 126thBetter than 9%

0.136 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#123Regular Season Final#123Post-Season W1#123Post-Season W2#123Post-Season W3#123Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
+7
-13
-1
-12
-7
-7
-17
0
-24
-8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#81976#451977#351978#861979#821980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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